# Incident 19951212040249I: Cessna T210M, Louisville, KY, December 12, 1995 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: December 12, 1995, 03:10 local time - Place: Louisville, KY - Airport: Louisville International Apt - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: CFCA - Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10 - Aircraft: N7398M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7398M-2015-05-08) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna T210M (registry code 2073451, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210m) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA T210M - Reported engine: CONT TSIO520R - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 700 in this make and model, 340 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951212040249I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. NARRATIVE: --ON 12-12-95, CESSNA MODEL T210 AIRPLANE, N7398M, BEING OPERATED BY PROMPT AIR INC. LANDED AT STANDIFORD FIELD (SDF) IN LOUISVILLE, KY WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HAULING CARGO UNDER FAR PART 135. --ACCORDING TO PROMPT AIR'S DISPATCHER, WHILE ON A CARGO FLIGHT TO CHATTANOOGA, TN THE PILOT COMMUNICATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. HE RECYCLED THE GEAR AND ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE GEAR DOWN, ONLY LOCKING THE NOSE GEAR. THE PILOT INSPECTED THE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR FINDING IT EMPTY. DISPATCH REQUESTED THAT THE PILOT FILL THE RESERVOIR WITH HYDRAULIC FLUID THAT WAS LOCATED IN THE AFT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT COULD NOT ACCESS THE FLUID BECAUSE OF CARGO. THE PILOT THEN IMPROVISED BY URINATING IN A FLASH LIGHT USING IT TO SERVICE THE RESERVOIR. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR STILL COULD NOT BE EXTENDED. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ATCT AND EXERCISED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR A GEAR-UP LANDING. HE ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 29 AT SDF LOUISVILLE, KY. HE LANDED WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR LOCKED BUT BOTH MAINS WERE NOT IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. --THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS MINOR, LIMITED TO THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, RIGHT ELEVATOR, AND BOTTOM TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE CERTIFICATE HOLDING OFFICE (GOL03) WILL FOLLOW UP ON THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION. ## Other reports on N7398M (6) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20040909025609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040909025609I), Sep 9, 2004: Cessna T210M (N7398M), Concord, NC, Minor damage. (-23) Due to the right landing gear failing to extend the decision was made between the company and pilot that a gear up landing would be the best course of… - [Incident 19980710023519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980710023519I), Jul 10, 1998: Cessna T210M (N7398M), Olathe, KS. Level at cruise smoke from engine diverted to ixd. No engine fire. Source unknown. - [Incident 19970508017279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970508017279I), May 8, 1997: Cessna 210N (N7398M), Winona, MN. Narrative: engine lost power due to number six piston and/or valve failure. NTSB participated in investigation. Engine was shipped to Continental engines for… - [Incident 19960705021879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960705021879I), Jul 5, 1996: Cessna T210M (N7398M), Beaverville, IL. Narrative: on July 5, 1996, at 1100 CDT, a Cessna 210, N7398M, registered to prompt air, inc., made an emergency landing near Beaverville, IL. The engine… - [Incident 19960604017679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960604017679I), Jun 4, 1996: Cessna T210M (N7398M), Springfield, MO, Minor damage. Narrative: on 06/04/96 at approximately 0825Z time, a Cessna CE-210-T210M aircraft (N7398M) departed down town parks (cps) airport in saint louis, Illinois en… - [Incident 19951005036859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951005036859I), Oct 5, 1995: Cessna T210M (N7398M), Dubuque, IA, Damage unknown. Narrative: aircraft was cleared to taxi from parking area at FBO to runway 13. While crossing arrival end of runway 18, pilot squared the turn, departing… From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.